Two days of threatening skies turned furious over the Twin Cities on May 22, unleashing at least three tornado touchdowns in the metro area, killing one person in Minneapolis, injuring at least 30 others, knocking out power to thousands and leading to a curfew and school closings in north Minneapolis.

A team of state and federal officials is expected to tour tornado damaged neighborhoods of Minneapolis on Thursday as part of a "preliminary damage assessment," a necessary step in the process of applying for federal disaster aid.

In response to Sunday's tornado, which left two people dead and hundreds of homes damaged, the Minneapolis City Council approved a state of emergency Tuesday morning. This action triggers the city's request for outside disaster declarations and federal aid.

City crew worked on clearing trees from the tornado damaged streets ne...

One person was killed and two were critically injured when a huge storm system spawned at least three tornado touchdowns in the Twin Cities metro area Sunday afternoon, causing a long path of damage, especially in and near north Minneapolis.

Dwayne Riley(wheel chair) was helped down from the curb by his son Andrew Hubbard. His son also helped him into the basement when the storm hit. They are look for a place to spend the night.

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